In a sentence
Six example sentences with provincial, each labelled with its topic.
Provincial delegates outvoted the ministry twice, and the national newspapers pretended the session had never happened.
Politics
Critics called his taste provincial, but the paintings he bought cheaply now anchor three of the country's best collections.
Art
A provincial bus station taught her more about the country in one afternoon than a week of guided tours.
Travel
Provincial banks lent to farmers the capital's lenders never visited, and they survived the crash those lenders caused.
Economics
The novel mocks provincial society, where a new bonnet from the capital is discussed for a fortnight.
Literature
The composer spent his career in a provincial orchestra, and the capital's critics discovered him only after his seventieth birthday.
Music
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